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So much: - generate AWK to transform text - modify python script to make it multithreaded (when this worked first go I was very mindblown) - explain concepts

So much: - generate AWK to transform text - modify python script to make it multithreaded (when this worked first go I was very mindblown) - explain concepts that I half understand in clear language, eg explain sharpe ratio and show me the math - “what do people usually call” type questions. Like what are common job titles for people who do X and Y? - proof read my emails and make suggestions given a stated goal - settle language/choice of words discussions by asking GPT to reverse pitch understanding, then choosing the one that’s most aligned with the point we’re trying to make - generally linux-y commands and explanations “best way to remap keys in i3” or find file with content “xyz” with tool faster than find

namanyayg 4y ago
I'm curious what you mean by "reverse pitch understanding" in your second last point, could you elaborate?
- bumbledraven 4y ago
  I had the same question, and I asked GPT-4: https://pastebin.com/9RxenXMk https://pastebin.com/9RxenXMk The phrase has zero hits on Google, though “reverse pitching” is apparently a thing.
- ricklamers 4y ago
  I understand it to mean “I’ll explain something to you in my words, now you describe it back to me so I can evaluate whether the right message came across”. Helpful exercise if you’re honing a pitch, because first listen understanding is key
thih9 4y ago
> modify python script to make it multithreaded (when this worked first go I was very mindblown) Sounds intriguing, could you elaborate? Which gpt did you use? What was the input like and what did the gpt produce?
- WASDx 4y ago
  I did this already with Codex in the playground, definitely works for ChatGPT as well. Just paste code and tell it to make a loop run in parallel with X threads. I've had it produce code using either multiprocessing or asyncio.
- ricklamers 4y ago
  This was on the first release of ChatGPT so I guess GPT-3.5. Pretty much like WASDx describes. In my case it was even more meta because I was writing a script that was making ChatGPT API calls. It’s an I/O network call so it was fairly easy to rewrite as a multithreaded generator loop, which it got right on the first go. Nice speedup of about 10X, I imagine right about up to the API rate limit.

namanyayg 4y ago

I'm curious what you mean by "reverse pitch understanding" in your second last point, could you elaborate?

bumbledraven 4y ago
I had the same question, and I asked GPT-4: https://pastebin.com/9RxenXMk https://pastebin.com/9RxenXMk The phrase has zero hits on Google, though “reverse pitching” is apparently a thing.
ricklamers 4y ago
I understand it to mean “I’ll explain something to you in my words, now you describe it back to me so I can evaluate whether the right message came across”. Helpful exercise if you’re honing a pitch, because first listen understanding is key

thih9 4y ago

> modify python script to make it multithreaded (when this worked first go I was very mindblown) Sounds intriguing, could you elaborate? Which gpt did you use? What was the input like and what did the gpt produce?

WASDx 4y ago
I did this already with Codex in the playground, definitely works for ChatGPT as well. Just paste code and tell it to make a loop run in parallel with X threads. I've had it produce code using either multiprocessing or asyncio.
ricklamers 4y ago
This was on the first release of ChatGPT so I guess GPT-3.5. Pretty much like WASDx describes. In my case it was even more meta because I was writing a script that was making ChatGPT API calls. It’s an I/O network call so it was fairly easy to rewrite as a multithreaded generator loop, which it got right on the first go. Nice speedup of about 10X, I imagine right about up to the API rate limit.